Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-12


hurried through the window with an exclamation
OF evident Disappointment / then painfully
crawied after hlm la safety"
one or the Passengers who escaped injury a
gentleman from Taunton, Mass, vino reached
Chicago yesterday, said that he was sitting In the
rrst car OF the wrecked train when the Ireiglt
struck 1t. "Ihe firsI anew" said he Il heard a
lgnlIul crash, and the Car seemed shattered and
tae pieces were nying past Inc. The next knew
i found myself almost buried In the ruins. and
they seemed 10 Keep piiing up. tried TO extricate
myself, and found was near window IL was
al dark, and all around me we're yells and groans
and the olacknes5 made IL fearful didn't seem
10 De hurt beyond being shaken up, 50 called for
help out OF the window. Some man, do1'J know
who, helped Inc out, and l then turned in and
helped 10 get Others out. A ntJle after cot out
though. the wuUie thing took hire, and We were
forced 10 give up workng on IT. ot by bit, and let
III ourn, Win the horrible cTes OF those held Inside
In or ears. AT one place there were two or three
women, apparently all together, and we tried 10
get them out. They were shrieking all the time
In manner 10 freeze ones boot, Tor the fire WAS
coming nearer 10 Inem all the time. We worked
as Ions rs we could, but could lot get them on L
and tue IRE came all around them and finally
slienced their screams. To hear their desperate
cries as the nre Game nearer and nearer and nnally
reached them Was simply APPALLING The wreck
burned 10 the trucks, 40 facilities bein, at hand
To extinguisn the tre. A Carload OF the Injured
Was taken eastward from the wreck tubs forenoon.
They were MANNED, bruised aud burned, some
quite badly
ALL But ONE OF A FAMILY KILLED.
The Miller family, OF Dundee, Ill, were Cd their
scoped the day coach the entire FANNY were
hurled over the seats and driven between .ue ends
OF the two cars. The fines moved up FROM be-
hind with fearful ralldity. The father and hus-
band lay dead, with an iron rod through his
throat, out the rest OF the unfortunate Iamily
were sIill alive when the trsinmen sought TO res.
cue them Everything was done 10 drag the Chill
dren from the Pile, but without avail The fire
cTept nearer and nearer until finally cushion OF
a seat blazed up just above the woman's head The
poor creature tried 70 speak, but no intellIgiOle
sound escaped her UPS. Then she attempted "a
pass one OF her girls a wee mite OF q thug, whose
white apron Was stained with blood. 10 The res
Cuers, VINO were crowded about the terrible scene.
men the woman saw that death was inevitable
she closed her eyes as II In prayer, and wrapping
ner arms around the waists VI the children lying
near her, awaited the flames From tnis unfortu-
Was one OF the sons, Herman b. name, u bright
lad OF fourteen, VINO managed 70 break out OF the
furnace Just as his parents persisted. A middle
aseu lrlsn Lady WHO was In the day coach wis
caught under a stove, and thus imprisOIed she
Was burned 70 death Deiore the spectators.
BRAVE GIRL
the station agent at kouts tells q story OF q
young lady nom Ohio, whose name could not be
remembered She was one OF the passengers on
the li-fated train, and when the crasL came she
scizeo an axe IRON It's resting place ON the side OF
.he Car anu hewed her way through TO Q window.
ncr own safety assured, her thoughts turned TO
tue helpless unfortunaIes whose cries for assist
ance sounded behind her They did NOT call in
vain. Tor she rushed in the direction of the cries
and personally aided these persons from the wreck
10 W. ner Own language; Y did all ! could, and